Wednesday, May 27, 1970  ·  11 Innings

New York 52-32
NYY
4

Final

5
DET
Detroit 36-44

Players of the Game

27.54 WPA

J. Hiller P

2.0 IP, 2 SO, 23 P

27.54 WPA

R. Klimkowski P

2.0 IP, 2 SO, 41 P

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
NYY 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 2
DET 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 1

NYY Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
B. Murcer CF 4 0 1 1 · 1 1 .250 .339 .392 .731
D. Cater 1B 5 0 1 1 · 0 1 .321 .358 .408 .766
J. Gibbs C 5 0 2 0 · 0 1 .248 .269 .416 .685
R. Woods RF 4 0 1 0 · 1 0 .245 .349 .421 .770
F. Tepedino LF 5 0 1 0 · 0 1 .297 .366 .541 .907
H. Clarke 2B 5 1 2 0 · 0 0 .269 .296 .328 .624
J. Kenney 3B 3 1 1 0 · 0 0 .177 .275 .253 .528
a- R. White PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .353 .441 .572 1.013
O. Chavarria 3B 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .340 .396 .417 .813
G. Michael SS 3 2 2 1 · 0 0 .231 .331 .308 .639
b- T. Munson PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .289 .365 .396 .761
L. Boehmer SS 1 0 0 0 · 0 1 .278 .328 .389 .717
S. Kline P 2 0 2 1 · 0 0 .175 .195 .175 .370
J. Aker P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
c- J. Lyttle PH 1 0 1 0 · 0 0 .378 .417 .778 1.195
R. Klimkowski P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
d- C. Blefary PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 1 .244 .371 .423 .794
S. Hamilton P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 42 4 14 4 0 2 6

a - R. White pinch hit for J. Kenney in the 8th

b - T. Munson pinch hit for G. Michael in the 8th

c - J. Lyttle pinch hit for J. Aker in the 9th

d - C. Blefary pinch hit for R. Klimkowski in the 11th

2B: D. Cater (5th off J. Niekro, 1 on, 2 outs); H. Clarke (6th off J. Niekro, 0 on, 2 outs); J. Lyttle (9th off J. Robertson, 0 on, 0 outs)

Total Bases: H. Clarke 3, D. Cater 2, J. Gibbs 2, G. Michael 2, S. Kline 2, J. Lyttle 2, B. Murcer, R. Woods, F. Tepedino, J. Kenney

2-Out RBI: D. Cater, G. Michael, S. Kline, B. Murcer

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Tepedino, R. Woods, J. Gibbs, T. Munson, C. Blefary

Sac Bunt: S. Kline

GIDP: R. Woods

Team LOB: 8

Baserunning

SB: H. Clarke (12, 2nd base, Jerry Robertson/B. Freehan)

CS: J. Lyttle (1, 3rd base by Jerry Robertson/B. Freehan)

Fielding

E: S. Kline 1 (2), J. Kenney 1 (16)

DET Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
J. Northrup CF 5 0 1 1 · 1 0 .228 .319 .399 .718
D. Wert 3B 3 1 1 0 · 0 0 .190 .326 .276 .602
a- K. Collins PH 2 0 0 0 · 0 2 .029 .029 .029 .058
A. Kaline RF 5 0 1 0 · 0 0 .295 .381 .444 .825
W. Horton LF 5 0 0 0 · 0 2 .320 .346 .558 .904
N. Cash 1B 4 0 0 0 · 1 0 .257 .388 .468 .856
B. Freehan C 3 1 1 0 · 0 0 .258 .324 .447 .771
b- D. McAuliffe PH 2 0 0 0 · 0 0 .242 .361 .339 .700
D. Jones 2B 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 .200 .313 .255 .568
E. Lopez SS 3 0 1 2 · 0 1 .145 .234 .188 .422
c- G. Brown PH 0 0 0 0 · 1 0 .409 .519 .727 1.246
J. Price C 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .133 .204 .156 .360
J. Niekro P 3 0 1 0 · 0 1 .167 .194 .200 .394
J. Robertson P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .214 .207 .214 .421
d- I. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .303 .353 .510 .863
J. Hiller P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
e- M. Stanley PH 1 1 1 0 · 0 0 .232 .292 .401 .693
Totals 43 5 10 4 1 3 6

a - K. Collins pinch hit for D. Wert in the 7th

b - D. McAuliffe pinch hit for B. Freehan in the 9th

c - G. Brown pinch hit for E. Lopez in the 9th

d - I. Brown pinch hit for J. Robertson in the 9th

e - M. Stanley pinch hit for J. Hiller in the 11th

2B: D. Wert (3rd off S. Kline, 0 on, 1 out); J. Niekro (7th off S. Kline, 0 on, 1 out)

HR: D. Jones (4th off S. Kline, 0 on, 0 outs)

Total Bases: D. Jones 6, D. Wert 2, J. Niekro 2, J. Northrup, A. Kaline, B. Freehan, E. Lopez, M. Stanley

2-Out RBI: E. Lopez 2

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Collins 3, W. Horton, N. Cash, B. Freehan, D. Jones

Team LOB: 10

Baserunning

SB: A. Kaline (4), M. Stanley (6, 2nd base, Steve Hamilton/J. Gibbs)

Fielding

DP: 1 (Lopez-Jones-Cash)

NYY Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
S. Kline 6.1 6 4 3 0 3 1 27 109
J. Aker 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 · 5 29
R. Klimkowski 2.0 2 0 0 3 2 · 11 41
S. Hamilton L 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 · 3 15

Game Score: S. Kline 57, J. Aker 57, R. Klimkowski 47, S. Hamilton 47

GB-FB: S. Kline 10-6, J. Aker 2-2, R. Klimkowski 3-1, S. Hamilton 1-0

Pitches: S. Kline 109, J. Aker 29, R. Klimkowski 41, S. Hamilton 15

DET Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
J. Niekro 7.1 12 4 4 2 3 · 33 138
J. Robertson 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 · 5 22
J. Hiller W 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 · 7 23

Game Score: J. Niekro 48, J. Robertson 55, J. Hiller 58

GB-FB: J. Niekro 7-9, J. Robertson 0-3, J. Hiller 2-2

Pitches: J. Niekro 138, J. Robertson 22, J. Hiller 23

Park: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 14,695 Start: 7:05 PM ET

Game Log

Top 1st NYY
Count
0-0
Outs
0
RBI / R
0 / 0
Runners
Exit Velo
87.2 mph
Launch Angle
40°
Pitcher
Joe Niekro

0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 87 MPH)

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Count
1-1
Outs
0
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
86.8 mph
Launch Angle
37°
Pitcher
Steve Kline

0-0: Called Strike

0-1: Ball

1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 86 MPH), Distance : 361 ft

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